ENGAGEMENTS
2024
6th December
FOLLOW THE STARS | Macmillan Cancer Support Carol Concert
Join actors Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Shaun Evans, Jason Isaacs, Toheeb Jimoh and Toby Jones for a very special evening of favourite carols, seasonal choral music, and literary readings.
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With the Oxford Bach Soloists, conducted by Steven Grahl
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8pm - Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Click here to stream the concert
1st & 22nd December
MESSIAH | Kantos Chamber Choir & Manchester Camerata
Feel immersed in the festivities amongst the warm, candlelit atmosphere of The Great Nave of the Monastery or Victoria Hall (Stoke-on-Trent) for this joyful celebratory performance of Handel’s Messiah.
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Conducted by David Greilsammer
Sun 1 Dec Sep, 4pm - The Monastery, Gorton, Manchester
1st December
Carols Across the Country | BBC Radio 3 & BBC Breakfast
With Kantos Chamber Choir
from 6:15am - live from Martin Mere Wetland Centre
29th November
HOME ALONE IN CONCERT
With Kantos Chamber Choir, Manchester Grammar School, and Manchester High School for Girls
7:30pm - The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
20th November
MEMORY CAFÉ MEETS MY FIRST NOTES | Corn Exchange Newbury
An inter-generational collaboration of Memory Cafe, for people living with dementia and their families/carers, and My First Notes, introductory music sessions for tots and their adults.
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10:30am - Corn Exchange, Newbury
10th November
THE MUSIC OF ZIMMER VS WILLIAMS | RG Live
With Kantos Chamber Choir and the Manchester Concert Orchestra
Conducted by Robert Emery
3pm - Empire Theatre, Liverpool
24th & 27th October
IN MY DREAMS | Kantos Chamber Choir
Journey through improvised soundscapes, poetry, and choral music by composers including Eric Whitacre, Laura Mvula, Vaughan Williams, and a new commission by Kristina Arakelyan to unveil the hidden landscapes of our dreams and the mysteries of the subconscious mind.
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Wed 23 Oct, 7:30pm - Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
Thu 24 Oct, 8pm - Smile Bar, Huddersfield
Sat 26 Oct, 8pm - Future Yard, Birkenhead
21st & 22nd September
BRONTË | Kantos Chamber Choir
Join Kantos Chamber Choir as we examine the lives and passions of the mysterious Brontë sisters through the eyes of their friend and supporter, Elizabeth Gaskell.
Sat 21 Sep, 7pm - Central Library, St Peter's Square, Manchester
14th September, 3rd &19th October, 16th November
SONGS AND STORIES | Kurt Jackson's Oak
Explore the creative spaces of the Base through songs, stories, sensory play and movement with professional classical singer Louise Ashdown.
9:30am - The Base, Greenham (Gallery)
21st August
MEMORY CAFÉ MEETS MY FIRST NOTES | Corn Exchange Newbury
An inter-generational collaboration of Memory Cafe, for people living with dementia and their families/carers, and My First Notes, introductory music sessions for tots and their adults.
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10:30am - Corn Exchange, Newbury
14th August
DEMENTIA CAFÉ | Fair Close Centre
Sharing an interactive programme of opera, musical theatre, and Canadian folk songs for people living with dementia and their families/carers.
10:30am - Fair Close Centre, Newbury
10th & 15th August
SONGS AND STORIES | OTTOPIA
Explore the creative spaces of the Base through songs, stories, sensory play and movement with professional classical singer Louise Ashdown.
9:30am - The Base, Greenham (Gallery)
13th & 15th June, 13th July
SONGS AND STORIES | Alastair Duncan: Interactive Tapestry Weaving
Explore the creative spaces of the Base through songs, stories, sensory play and movement with professional classical singer Louise Ashdown.
9:30am - The Base, Greenham (Gallery)
7th June
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER BICENTENARY | Kantos Chamber Choir
A programme of music about nature and the climate crisis performed as part of the University of Manchester's Bicentenary celebrations.
10:45am - Alan Gilbert Green, University of Manchester
9th & 11th May
SONGS AND STORIES | Insight Open Studios
Explore the creative spaces of the Base through songs, stories, sensory play and movement with professional classical singer Louise Ashdown.
9:30am - The Base, Greenham (Lookout Studio)
24th March
BACH MAGNIFICAT & MOZART REQUIEM | Formby Choral Society
Concert featuring Bach's Magnificat and Mozart's Requiem.
Soloists: Jocelyn Somerville, Louise Ashdown, Philip Clieve, Julian Empett
Jon Barton, organ
Conducted by David Holroyd
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7:30pm - Formby High School (46 Freshfield Road, Formby, Liverpool, L37 3HW)
14th March & 6th April
SONGS AND STORIES | Wildlife Photographer of the Year 59
Explore the creative spaces of the Base through songs, stories, sensory play and movement with professional classical singer Louise Ashdown.
9:30am - The Base, Greenham (Gallery)
23rd February
STAINER'S CRUCIFIXION | The Choirs of the Oxford Oratory
A performance of Sir John Stainer's masterpiece The Crucifixion at the Oxford Oratory.
The fully professional Oratory Choir under the direction of Rory Moules will welcome back award-winning soloists Sebastian Hill (Tenor) and Florian Störtz (bass).
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7:30pm - The Oxford Oratory
8th February
CROON HARVEST | Jack Sheen
Operating on the blurred lines between a concert performance and a sculptural installation, Croon Harvest by Jack Sheen centres on the voice’s most hushed, unprojected state, creating a gentle tapestry of mumbled lamentations, vocal fry, and white noise.
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7:30pm - Camden Art Centre, London
6th January
CHRISTMAS ORATORIO | Oxford Bach Soloists
Immerse yourself in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio at the Oxford Bach Soloists’ London debut.
Nick Pritchard, Evangelist
Hilary Cronin, soprano
Marta Fontanals-Simmons, alto
Florian Störtz, bass
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​Led by Tom Hammond-Davies
7:30pm - St. James's Piccadilly, London